Glove puppet of a character in a Lorca play
Glove Puppet
ca.1960 (made)
ca.1960 (made)
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| Place of origin |
This was made as a character in a puppet play adapted from one by the Spanish author Federíco Garcia Lorca. Its maker Chris Shirley-Smith described it in a note as: 'the first attempt at producing a "Cubist" set for the Lorca play. But it was not used - Suzanne's were much better!'
Object details
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| Title | Glove puppet of a character in a Lorca play (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Modelled and painted resin with satin, felt, ribbon, wire and string |
| Brief description | Glove puppet of a character in a Lorca puppet play. Resin, paint, cotton, satin and string. Modelled and dressed by Chris Shirley-Smith, early 1960s. |
| Physical description | Glove puppet of a character in a play adapted to the puppet stage by Federíco Garcia Lorca, with a resin composition head, painted with coloured triangle shapes, and with painted hair and lengths of silver wire to represent hair. Dressed in a blue satin tunic with red braid cuffs and coloured shapes on the chest of the tunic. A long, dark blue blue felt sleeve acts as an extra robe and the covering for the puppeteer's arm. |
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| Credit line | Given by Chris Shirley-Smith |
| Summary | This was made as a character in a puppet play adapted from one by the Spanish author Federíco Garcia Lorca. Its maker Chris Shirley-Smith described it in a note as: 'the first attempt at producing a "Cubist" set for the Lorca play. But it was not used - Suzanne's were much better!' |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.345-2019 |
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| Record created | August 6, 2019 |
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